Mounting apparatus for display

ABSTRACT

A mounting apparatus for securing a display includes a base; a clipping device attached to the base, a first positioning device attached to the base, and a second positioning device attached to the base. The clipping device includes a first securing member and a second securing member. The clipping device is moveable relative to the base between a locked position and an unlock position. When the clipping device is located on the locked position, the first securing member and the second securing member are configured to secure to a display. When the clipping device is located on the unlock position, the first securing member is engaged with the first positioning device, the second securing member is engaged with the second positioning device, thereby the first securing member and the second securing member are configured to remove from the display.

FIELD

The subject matter herein generally relates to a mounting apparatus fora display.

BACKGROUND

An electronic device such as a computer chassis often comprises a mainbody and a cover attached to the main body. The main body comprises abottom plate, two side plates, a top plate cooperatively defining areceiving area for receiving electronic components therein. Theelectronic components can comprises a motherboard, hard disks, aplurality of expansion cards, power supply. Usually, the computerchassis is metal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by wayof example only, with reference to the attached figures.

FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of an embodiment of a mountingapparatus and a display.

FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1, but viewed from a different angle.

FIG. 3 is an isometric view of a base of the mounting apparatus of FIG.1.

FIG. 4 is an isometric view of a clipping device of the mountingapparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is an assembled view of the mounting apparatus and the display ofFIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is an assembled view of the mounting apparatus and the display ofFIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, taken along line VII-VII,the clipping device is located on a locked position, a first positioningdevice is engaged with a first securing member, and a second positioningdevice is engaged with a second securing member.

FIG. 8 is similar to FIG. 7, but the first positioning device is engagedwith the first securing member, and the second positioning device isdisengaged from the second securing member.

FIG. 9 is similar to FIG. 7, but the clipping device is located on anunlock position, the first positioning device is disengaged from thefirst securing member, and the second positioning device is disengagedfrom the second securing member.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration,where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among thedifferent figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. Inaddition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide athorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, itwill be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that theembodiments described herein can be practiced without these specificdetails. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have notbeen described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevantfeature being described. Also, the description is not to be consideredas limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawingsare not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts havebeen exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of thepresent disclosure.

Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now bepresented.

The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly orindirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarilylimited to physical connections. The connection can be such that theobjects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term“comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarilylimited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion ormembership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like.

The present disclosure is described in relation to a mounting apparatusfor securing a display. The mounting apparatus includes a base; aclipping device attached to the base, a first positioning deviceattached to the base, and a second positioning device attached to thebase. The clipping device includes a first securing member and a secondsecuring member. The clipping device is moveable relative to the basebetween a locked position and an unlock position. When the clippingdevice is located on the locked position, the first securing member andthe second securing member are configured to secure to a display. Whenthe clipping device is located on the unlock position, the firstsecuring member is engaged with the first positioning device, the secondsecuring member is engaged with the second positioning device, therebythe first securing member and the second securing member are configuredto remove from the display.

FIGS. 1-3 illustrate an embodiment of a mounting apparatus 100 forsecuring a display 200. The mounting apparatus comprises a base 10, aclipping device 20, a first positioning device 30, a second positioningdevice 40, and a blocking device 50. A first clamping slot 201 and asecond clipping slot 202 are defined in the display 200.

The base 10 comprises a first mounting portion 11, a second mountingportion 12, a first fixing post 15, and a second fixing post 16. Thebase 10 defines a first mounting hole (not shown) and a second mountinghole 13. A first fixing hole 151 and a second fixing hole 161 aredefined in the first fixing post 15 and the second fixing post 16respectively. A protruding post 18 is located on the base 10, and tworeceiving holes 19 are defined in the base 10 and located on theopposite sides of the protruding post 18.

The clipping device 20 comprises a first securing member 21, a secondsecuring member 22, an operating member 23, a balancing member 24, and aresilient member 25. The first securing member 21 comprises a firstcoupling arm 211 and a first securing arm 213 coupled to the firstcoupling arm 211. In at least one embodiment, the first securing arm 213is slanted relative to the first coupling arm 211. The first couplingarm 211 comprises a coupling portion 2112 with a through hole 2110, afirst receiving portion 2114 for receiving the resilient portion 25, anda first inserting portion 2115 coupling to the first receiving portion2114. The first securing arm 213 comprises a first securing portion 2131for engaging in the first clamping hole 201 and a first latching portion2133 for engaging with the first positioning device 30. An accommodatinghole 2135 is defined in the first securing arm 213 and communicates withthe first receiving portion 2114. The second securing member 22comprises a second coupling arm 221, a second securing arm 223 couplingwith the second coupling arm 221, and an engaging portion 225 with anengaging hole 2251 and located on the second coupling arm 221. In atleast one embodiment, the second securing arm 223 is slanted relative tothe second coupling arm 221. The second coupling arm 221 comprises asecond receiving portion 2214 and a second inserting portion 2215coupling with the second receiving portion 2214. The second insertingportion 2215 can be engaged in the first accommodating hole 2135. Thesecond securing arm 223 comprises a second securing portion 2231 forengaging in the second clamping hole 202 and a second latching portion2233 for engaging with the second positioning device 40. A secondaccommodating hole (not shown) is defined in the second securing arm 223and communicates with the second receiving portion 2214.

The operating member 23 can be secured to the engaging portion 2251 anddefines a cutout 231 communicating with the engaging hole 2251. In atleast one embodiment, the operating member 23 can be a decorating plateto engage with the engaging portion 225. The balancing member 24 definesa rotating hole 241, a first positioning slot 243 and a secondpositioning slot 245. The rotating hole 241 is located between the firstpositioning slot 243 and the second positioning slot 245 and can beengage with the protruding post 18 to rotatably secure the balancingmember 24 to the base 10. A first mounting member 60 can be engaged inthe first positioning slot 243 and the through hole 2110 to secure thefirst securing member 21 to the balancing member 24. A second mountingmember 70 can be engaged in the second positioning slot 243, theengaging hole 2251 and the cutout 231 to secure the second securingmember 22 to the balancing member 24.

The first positioning device 30 can be secured to the first mountingportion 11 and defines a first retaining hole 31 communicating with thefirst mounting hole. The first positioning device 30 comprises a firstclipping arm 33 and a resisting arm 35 coupling with the first clippingarm 33. A first clipping portion 331 is located on the first clippingarm 33 to engage with the first latching portion 2133.

The second positioning device 40 can be secured to the second mountingportion 12 and defines a second retaining hole 41 communicating with thesecond mounting hole 13. The second positioning device 40 comprises asecond clipping arm 43. A second clipping portion 431 is located on thesecond clipping arm 43 to engage with the second latching portion 431.

The blocking device 50 comprises two blocking members 51. A punchinghole 511 is defined in each of the two blocking members 51 andcorresponding to the receiving hole 19. A third mounting member 80 canbe engaged in the punching hole 511 and the receiving hole 19 to secureeach blocking member 51 to the base 10.

FIGS. 1 and 4 illustrate in assembly of the clipping device 20, theresilient 25 is placed in the first receiving portion 21, and the secondsecuring member 22 is placed on the first securing member 21. The secondreceiving portion 2214 is aligned with the first receiving portion 2114to sandwich the resilient member 25 therebetween. The first insertingportion 2115 is inserted into the second accommodating hole, and thesecond inserting portion 2215 is inserted into the first accommodatinghole 2135 to secure the first securing member 21 to the second securingmember 22. The operating member 23 is secured to the engaging portion225 by means, such as jointing, clips or screws. The balancing member 24abuts the operating member 23, and the first positioning slot 243 isaligned with the through hole 2110. The first mounting member 60 issecured into the first positioning slot 243 and the through hole 2110 tosecure the first mounting member 21 to a first end of the balancingmember 24. The second positioning slot 245 is aligned with the engaginghole 2251 and the cutout 231, and the second mounting member 70 ismounted to the second positioning slot 245, the engaging hole 2251 andthe cutout 231 to secure the second securing member 22 to a second endof the balancing member 24.

FIGS. 1 and 4-6 illustrate in assembly of the clipping device 20 to thebase 10, the protruding post 18 extends through the rotating hole 241 torotatably mount the balancing member 24 to the base 10. Thus, theclipping device 20 is moveably attached to the base 10. The firstretaining hole 31 is aligned with the first mounting hole, and onefourth mounting member 81 is fixed into the first retaining hole 31 andthe first mounting hole to secure the first positioning device 30 to thebase 10. The second retaining hole 41 is aligned with the secondmounting hole 13, and another fourth mounting member 81 is fixed intothe second retaining hole 41 and the second mounting hole 13 to securethe second positioning device 40 to the base 10.

The punching hole 511 of each blocking device 50 is aligned with thereceiving hole 19. The third mounting member 80 is engaged in thepunching hole 511 and the receiving hole 19 to secure each blockingmember 51 to the base 10. Thus, each blocking device 50 can block theclipping device 20 from disengaging from the base 10. A first spring901, such as a torsion spring, is secured to the first fixing post 15,one fifth mounting member 902 extends through the first spring 901 andthe first fixing hole 151 to secure the first spring 901 to the base 10,and the free end of the first spring 901 abuts the resisting arm 35. Asecond spring 903, such as a torsion spring, is secured to the secondfixing post 16, another fifth mounting member 902 extends through thesecond spring 903 and the second fixing hole 161 to secure the secondspring 903 to the base 10, and the free end of the second spring 903abuts the second securing member 22.

Referring to FIGS. 7-9, in use, the clipping device 20 is located on anunlock position (see FIG. 9) and is disengaged from the display 200. Thefirst clipping portion 331 is engaged with the first latching portion2133, the second clipping portion 431 is engaged with the secondlatching portion 2233, and the balancing member 24 is deviated from anaxis that extends through the protruding post 18.

When the display 200 needs to secure to the mounting apparatus 100, thedisplay 200 is moved vertically to the base 10, until the display 200 isresisted on the resisting arm 35. The display 200 is further movedvertically to move the resisting arm 35 to disengage the first clippingportion 334 from the first latching portion 2133, and the first spring901 is deformed. At this time, the first securing member 21 is movedtowards the second securing member 22, and the second securing member 22urges the second positioning device 40 to deform the second spring 903and to disengage the second clipping portion 431 from the secondlatching portion 2233. Therefore, the first securing member 21 and thesecond securing member 22 can be moved near to each other, and thebalancing member 24 is rotated about the protruding post 18. When thebalancing member 24 is coincided with the anis that extending throughthe protruding post 18, the first securing portion 2131 and the secondsecuring portion 2231 are engaged in the first clamping slot 201 and thesecond clamping slot 202 respectively. Thus, the clipping device 20 canbe located on a locked position (see FIG. 8).

In disassembly of the display 200, the operating member 23 is operated,and the first securing member 21 and the second securing member 22 aremoved away from each other, until the first securing portion 2131 andthe second securing portion 2231 are removed from the first clampingslot 201 and the second clamping slot 202 respectively and the secondclipping portion 431 is clipped to the second latching portion 2233. Thesecond spring 903 is released to prevent the second clipping portion 431from disengaging from the second latching portion 2233. The display 200is removed away from the base 10 to remove from the resisting arm 35,the first spring 901 is rebound to engage the first clipping portion 331with the first latching portion 2133, until the clipping device 20 islocated on an unlock position.

The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Manydetails are often found in the art such as the other features of a base.Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Eventhough numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technologyhave been set forth in the foregoing description, together with detailsof the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosureis illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, especiallyin matters of shape, size and arrangement of the parts within theprinciples of the present disclosure up to, and including the fullextent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in theclaims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments describedabove may be modified within the scope of the claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A mounting apparatus comprising: a base; a firstpositioning device attached to the base; a second positioning deviceattached to the base; and a clipping device attached to the base, theclipping device comprising a first securing member and a second securingmember, the clipping device moveable relative to the base between alocked position and an unlock position, wherein when the clipping deviceis in the locked position, the first securing member and the secondsecuring member are configured to secure to a display, and when theclipping device is in the unlock position, the first securing member isengaged with the first positioning device, the second securing member isengaged with the second positioning device, and the first securingmember and the second securing member are configured to be removed fromthe display; wherein the first positioning device comprises a firstclipping portion engaged with the first securing member and a resistingarm coupled with the first clipping portion, and the resisting arm ismoveable by the display to disengage the first clipping portion from thefirst securing member.
 2. The mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein thefirst positioning device is configured to be moveable by the display,thereby the first securing member and the second securing member aremoveable towards each other to engage with the display.
 3. The mountingapparatus of claim 1, wherein the second securing member is moveable todisengage from the display, thereby the first securing member and thesecond securing member are moveable away from each other to disengagefrom the display.
 4. The mounting apparatus of claim 3, wherein theclipping device further comprises an operating member secured to thesecond securing member, and the operating member is configured to movethe second securing member from the display.
 5. The mounting apparatusof claim 1, wherein the clipping device further comprises a balancingmember rotatably attached to the base, and the first securing member iscoupled with the second securing member by the balancing member.
 6. Themounting apparatus of claim 5, wherein the balancing member is deviatedfrom an axis when the clipping device is located on the unlock position,and the balancing member is coincided with the axis when the clippingdevice is located on the locked position.
 7. The mounting apparatus ofclaim 1, wherein a resilient member is located between the firstsecuring member and the second securing member, and the resilient memberis deformed when the clipping device is located on the locked position.8. The mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein a first spring is locatedon the base, and the first spring is resisted on the first positioningdevice.
 9. The mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first securingmember comprises a first securing portion, the second securing membercomprises a second securing portion, and the first securing portion andthe second securing portion are configured to secure in a first clampingslot and a second clamping slot of the display.
 10. A mounting apparatuscomprising: a base; a clipping device attached to the base, the clippingdevice comprising a first securing member and a second securing member;and a first positioning device attached to the base and engaged with thefirst securing member, wherein the first positioning device is movableto disengage from the first securing member, the first securing memberand the second securing member moveable towards each other to engagewith a display; wherein the first positioning device comprises a firstclipping portion engaged with the first securing member and a resistingarm coupled with the first clipping portion, and the resisting arm ismoveable by the display to disengage the first clipping portion from thefirst securing member.
 11. The mounting apparatus of claim 10, furthercomprising a second positioning device attached to the base, wherein thesecond positioning device is engaged with the second securing member toprevent the second securing member from moving towards the firstsecuring member.
 12. The mounting apparatus of claim 10, wherein thesecond securing member is moveable to disengage from the display,thereby the first securing member and the second securing member aremoveable away from each other to disengage from the display.
 13. Themounting apparatus of claim 12, wherein the clipping device furthercomprises an operating member secured to the second securing member, andthe operating member is configured to move the second securing memberfrom the display.
 14. The mounting apparatus of claim 10, wherein theclipping device further comprises a balancing member rotatably attachedto the base, and the first securing member is coupled with the secondsecuring member by the balancing member.
 15. The mounting apparatus ofclaim 14, wherein the balancing member is deviate from an axis when theclipping device is located on the unlock position, and the balancingmember is coincided with the axis when the first securing member issecured to the display.
 16. The mounting apparatus of claim 10, whereina resilient member is located between the first securing member and thesecond securing member, and the resilient member is deformed when thefirst securing member is secured to the display.
 17. The mountingapparatus of claim 10, wherein the first securing member comprises afirst securing portion, the second securing member comprises a secondsecuring portion, and the first securing portion and the second securingportion are configured to secure in a first clamping slot and a secondclamping slot of the display.